Roger Heman Jr Explained

Roger Heman
Birth Date:	28 March 1932
Occupation:	Sound engineer
Yearsactive:	1968–1987

Roger Heman (March 28, 1932  - November 13, 1989) was an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound and was nominated for another one in the same category. His father was also a sound engineer and also won an Academy Award, for Best Effects, Special Effects for Crash Dive.

Heman Jr. died of lung cancer at the age of 57.^[1]

Awards and nominations

• Won an Academy Award for Jaws (1975), shared with Robert L. Hoyt, Earl Madery and John Carter^[2]
• Nominated for an Academy Award for Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), shared with Richard Portman and Jim Alexander^[3]
• Nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Sound for Coal Miner's Daughter, shared with Gordon Ecker, Richard Portman and James Alexander
• Nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing for the 1970 TV movie My Sweet Charlie,^[1] shared with John Stransky Jr., Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. and Clarence Self

Notes and References

1. News: Roger Heman Jr; Sound Technician . . November 18, 1989.
2. Web site: The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners . October 2, 2011. oscars.org.
3. Web site: The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners . October 7, 2011. oscars.org.